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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1926, the Sun was in Pisces (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°39' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°27' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°08'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1926	Mar 21, 1926 into Aries
Moon	11°37'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 16, 1926	Mar 18, 1926 into Gemini
Mercury	13°39'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	15°35'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	25°54'15" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 9, 1926	Mar 23, 1926 into Aquarius
Jupiter	16°10'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	25°58'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°27'48" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°33'42" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°36'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°18'31" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 17, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 07:47 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Mar 17, 14:07 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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